BREAKING NEWS | Opposition Leader Mir Hossein Mousavi Hospitalized

Tuesday April 29th, 2014 – Kalame reports that opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi was taken to the hospital today amidst tight security measures. Despite repeated requests in the past few months by Mousavi’s doctors for the urgent need to treat the opposition leader’s heart condition, security forces have continued to deny him medical treatment and kept his family in the dark with regards to his medical records.

According to Mousavi’s physicians he has been in need of an angiography for months. Mousavi’s blood pressure has also been fluctuating and he is suffering from kidney problems. Prior to Norooz (Persian New Year) after suffering from extreme blood pressure fluctuations and dizziness, Mousavi was transferred to a medical facility for a few hours for a series of diagnostic tests, including a cranial ultrasound and tests related to issues with his kidneys. The results of these tests have yet to be made available.

Mousavi’s family has reiterated that the opposition leader did not suffer from a heart condition, nor any symptoms such as blood pressure fluctuations and dizziness prior to his illegal house arrest. As a result, the continued delay by security forces to afford Mir Hossein Mousavi medical attention and in particular to ensure that he receives immediate treatment in relation to his cardiac problems, continues to be of grave concern to the family.